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The Rochester school board voted to change 7 different school names, and one school is being named after Andrew A. Langston. The Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Monroe County Broadcasting Company and WDKX-FM. Andrew A. Langston Middle School at the Jefferson Campus at Edgerton Park. The schools are listed below, along with the district’s descriptions […]
With viewership was up 7% from last year’s record-setting broadcast. Super Bowl LVIII, is officially the most-watched program in television history. The broadcast, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22 in overtime, drew in 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms, including CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, and CBS […]
New York State’s only remaining black-owned commercial radio station celebrates 50 years in Rochester. Andre Langston was just a kid when his parents Andrew and Gloria Langston moved here in the 1960’s. “Content is what’s going to save radio, ” Langston explains, “If you have content people will listen.” As the host of the popular […]
Longtime collaborators Spike Lee and Denzel Washington will be working with Apple Original Films and A24 on High and Low. Washington will star and Lee direct the A24 release which will released theatrically before its global launch on Apple TV+. The film is an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller. While its unknown how similar […]
Eve Jihan Cooper memoir, Who’s That Girl?, will come out September 17 from Hanover Square Press, written in collaboration with Kathy Iandoli, the critically acclaimed hip-hop journalist and author. Eve made history when her solo debut album Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Lady, topped the Billboard 200, the third female rapper to do so. She […]
Children who consume energy drinks may be more likely to develop ADHD, anxiety, and depression — and in the United States, there are no age restrictions on purchasing these drinks. “Negative mental outcomes” were associated with energy drink consumption among children, according to a research study published in Science Direct. The study points to the high caffeine and sugar […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement when New Yorkers can fish for free without a license this year. Hochul, calling the initiative an opportunity for aspiring or former anglers to try out freshwater fishing at any body of water in New York. State residents are encouraged to cast a reel for free on the following […]
Hollywood writer-producer Issa Rae said “You’re seeing so many Black shows get canceled, you’re seeing so many executives — especially on the DEI side — get canned. You’re seeing very clearly now that our stories are less of a priority,” she says in a cover story for Net-a-Porter’s digital publication Porter. “It’s made me take more steps to […]
Dexter Scott King, the son of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter King served as chairman, said the 62-year-old son of the civil rights icon died at his home in Malibu, California. His wife, Leah Weber King, said in […]